The soldiers of the Roman Empire believed themselves to be invincible, for their empire had never known defeat in its conquests.
This bred a sense of invincibility in many of them.
They believed they were unmatched.
No matter where they marched, they could charge forward without any fear.
This was why they found themselves outside the city where Lin Tian's army was stationed.
This was also why they attacked the city defended by Lin Tian's forces, despite being outnumbered.
However, it was only after witnessing Lin Tian's cavalry that they truly understood what a truly invincible army looked like.
They knew nothing of Lin Tian's army's past, and Lin Tian's forces hadn't uttered a single word to them.
But as they beheld Lin Tian's army, they felt an aura of invincibility.
This aura was far more powerful and terrifying than their own.
So much so that, without a second thought, they prepared to retreat.
This retreat was correct, a matter of biological instinct.
This instinct told them that a terrifying enemy stood before them.
At this moment, they could not hesitate; they had to flee.
Only then could they survive.
Yet, while they possessed biological instincts, they were not sensitive enough. They were a step too slow.
Lin Tian's army had already charged, and by the time they considered fleeing, it was clearly too late.
Not to mention, behind those who wished to flee, their own reinforcements were constantly surging forward, making the situation even more dire.
They wanted to fall back, but found themselves utterly unable to.
Behind them, the soldiers seemed oblivious to the danger, pushing them forward relentlessly.
As for moving forward, they had even less courage.
If they had the courage to move forward, they wouldn't have let out such panicked cries.
Therefore, at this moment, they were like men trapped in a desperate situation.
In this dire straits, they knew not how to find a way out.
They could only watch helplessly as Lin Tian's cavalry charged towards them.
And watch as sharp swords swung down upon them.
They wanted to resist, but discovered that with their abilities, resistance was impossible.
Just as they thought they were about to kill their enemies, their vision suddenly went black, and consciousness vanished, leaving behind a pool of fresh blood.
Then, Lin Tian's army broke through.
Their breakthrough signaled the deaths of many crusaders at their hands.
The soldiers behind were also stunned when they saw Lin Tian's cavalry.
They had expected to see their own soldiers ahead as they advanced.
They would have followed their own soldiers, continuing to fight and kill their enemies.
Who would have thought that as they charged, they themselves would be at the forefront, facing the enemy directly?
This was undoubtedly a terrible and terrifying turn of events for them.
At this moment, as they still wished to say something, Lin Tian's army raised their swords.
This made them immediately abandon their words and frantically defend themselves.
However, their strength indeed lagged behind their adversaries.
Thus, as they tried to defend, they were met only with merciless blades.
Many of them, without even understanding what had happened, had their heads severed.
Their faces in death were filled with bewilderment.
The crusader general who witnessed all this was equally astonished.
Everything that was happening was completely contrary to their expectations.
They had believed Lin Tian's army possessed little combat capability.
They had thought that once their own army attacked, Lin Tian's forces would be unable to resist.
They had believed that after breaching the city gates defended by Lin Tian's army, they could enter the city and wreak havoc.
But after achieving these objectives, they found the final outcome to be entirely different from their predictions.
They had opened the gates of the city defended by Lin Tian's army, but instead of wreaking havoc themselves, it was Lin Tian's army that charged out and began slaughtering them.
Their army, against Lin Tian's forces, was like a helpless child, easily dispatched.
Many among them didn't even get a chance to draw their swords before dying inexplicably.
Although many of their soldiers appeared tall and imposing,
when it came to actual combat, their army was utterly outmatched.
The strength of the two sides was not on the same level.
Furthermore, their attackers were formidable, easily breaking through their formations and charging into their ranks.
This charge left the crusader general stunned for a long time.
After a considerable pause, he finally spoke:
"Retreat, retreat quickly! These are not ordinary enemies, they are formidable foes, incredibly powerful enemies!"
"Everyone, fall back, do not engage them, absolutely do not engage them!"
The soldiers who had already charged out were enough to instill fear in the crusader general.
The crusader general could hardly believe what the sight of Lin Tian's entire army of 150,000 charging out would be like.
Therefore, despite their earlier boasts of conquering Lin Tian's city and army,
at this moment, he unhesitatingly ordered his troops to flee.
Under these circumstances, if they didn't flee now, they would lose their chance.
Thus, although retreat was shameful, it meant survival.
And the words of the crusader general had some effect.
If anyone else had ordered a retreat, few would have considered it.
After all, how could they retreat without even seeing the powerful enemy?
But after the crusader general gave the order to retreat, the crusaders hesitated for only a moment before beginning to fall back.
Their retreat, in turn, caused the rest of the Roman army to start retreating.
Although they didn't quite understand what was happening ahead, since everyone else was retreating, it would be foolish for them not to.
As they withdrew, the entire army began to pull back.
This retreat was somewhat inexplicable, yet also entirely logical.
For as they retreated, they realized that their enemies were in pursuit.
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